Five shops looted in north Kashmir’s Baramulla

Five shops looted in north Kashmir’s Baramulla

Baramulla: Burglars looted several shops during the interveving night of Thursday and Friday in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reports said. Local sources said that burglars broke the shutters of at least five shops and looted them during intervening night at Jadeed market. Police has registered a case and started manhunt to nab the robbers.

Demanding release of salaries JK Cements Employees hold protest

Demanding release of salaries JK Cements Employees hold protest

Srinagar: JK Cements Employees Association Friday held a protest demonstration demanding release of their four months pending salary and updating of CP fund. Scores of employees of JK Cements Khrew held a protest and raised slogans against the government in the premises of JK cement factory Khrew in Pampore and raised slogans in favour of their […]

Taliban kill 14 Afghan troops in western province

Taliban kill 14 Afghan troops in western province

Taliban have killed 14 Afghan soldiers and taken another 21 captive in an overnight attack in the country’s western Herat province, an Afghan official said, reported the AP. Herat provincial council member Najibullah Mohebi said attackers besieged two army outposts late on Thursday in Herat’s Shindand district. He said the fighting lasted for six hours […]

Govt constitutes Committee for monitoring, implementation of ‘Housing for All’ scheme in J&K

Govt constitutes Committee for monitoring, implementation of ‘Housing for All’ scheme in J&K

Srinagar: The Governor Administration today accorded sanction to the constitution of Divisional/District Level Committee for monitoring and implementation of ‘Housing For All’ – Urban (HFA-U) Mission in the State. According to the order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), the Chairman of Divisional Level Committee (Jammu/Kashmir) would be respective Divisional Commissioner. While Commissioner, Jammu […]

Resolving conflicts may form ‘backbone’ of collective efforts: UN chief

Resolving conflicts may form ‘backbone’ of collective efforts: UN chief

Srinagar: More countries are experiencing violent conflict now than at any time over the past 30 years, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday, underscoring that the world has a responsibility to act “collectively”. “Low intensity conflicts have increased by 60 per cent in the last ten years,” Guterres told the Council, which […]

Ex-MLAs evicted from MLA hostel Srinagar, hostel rooms allotted to municipal councillors, corporators

Ex-MLAs evicted from MLA hostel Srinagar, hostel rooms allotted to municipal councillors, corporators

Srinagar: Ex-MLAs including the MLAs of dissolved assembly were on Thursday evicted from MLA Hostel Srinagar on the directions of Governor Satya Pal Malik and Chief Secretary BVR Subramanyam. Former speaker assembly and senior National Conference (NC) leader Mohammad Akbar Lone has condemned the eviction of Ex-MLAs and termed the action illegal and unlawful, saying […]

Kashmir: Srinagar freezes at minus 4 Degrees Celsius

Kashmir: Srinagar freezes at minus 4 Degrees Celsius

Srinagar: Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar Friday witnessed coldest night of the season at minus 4 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The weather office: “The temperatures dropped due to clear night sky. During the next 48 hours, the state’s higher reaches are likely to receive light snow as a Western Disturbance is expected to become active […]

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